Pop babylon - Imogen Edwards-Jones

How do you make it as a pop star? Why does one boy band make it big and another disappear off the pages of the magazines altogether? Why do girls cost more than boys? And who should you sleep with to get to number one?Packed with scandal and intrigue, Pop Babylon takes you to the dark heart of one of the worlds most wicked and secretive industries. Its a world where money talks, bullshit walks and drugs are a way of life. And where talent isnt always at the top of the list of prioritiesTracking a year in the making of a brand-new boy band, Pop Babylon is pure, unadulterated reading pleasure stuffed with stories about pops most demanding divas, which jocks do shock and just how long you can chop a line of cocaine. Disgraceful, revelatory and great down-and-dirty fun, its essential reading for anyone who wants to know what it really takes nowadays to be top of the pops.